When driving, it's crucial to always be aware

of what's going on around you

in every direction.

And that's certainly true when parallel parking.

Do you see the brown car parked up ahead?

Yes.

Imagine another vehicle parked

one-and-a-half car lengths behind it.

Parallel park between the two vehicles.

The driver pulls along side the SUV

she'll park behind.

Then, executes three moves as she backs up.

She begins by turning the steering wheel

to the right.

Then, back to the left to straighten-out

the car and pull-up evenly along side the curb.

Next, she pulls forward and parks.

It only takes her three moves to park,

limiting the potential impact on other drivers.

Here, the driver has pulled up alongside

the SUV, once again.

But before backing up,

she sees a car approaching from behind.

She waits for it to pass,

then begins to parallel park.

Notice that she's not just looking at her mirrors.

She's turned, looking directly into her

direction of travel.

To be parked legally,

she needs to have both right tires

within twelve inches of the curb.

Parking further away from the curb

presents a traffic hazard.

But be careful not to run your tires up

into the curb, either.

That can damage them.

Once you've safely parked,

the drive test continues.

Re-enter traffic.

After all, you'll need to safely drive away

from that parking spot.

Notice that our driver looks out her window

before re-entering.

Then, as she begins to re-enter,

she looks a second time

making sure there's no traffic

coming up from behind.

She's successfully completed the

parallel parking test

and back on the road

for the next phase

of her driver test.

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